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Here's what's worth buying from Destiny's Xur, May 15-17 (update)

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If you're playing Destiny, you're probably familiar with Xur, the weekly exotic-item merchant who arrives in the tower on Friday at 5 a.m. ET and departs on Sunday at 5 a.m. ET. If you're a casual player, it can be hard to know where your hard-earned Strange Coins are best spent.

Watch the above video for a quick review of Xur's inventory this week, which includes helmets for each of the three classes. Xur is near the Speaker this weekend.

If you're short on coins, the Weekly Heroic strike at level 30 will earn you nine, and then your best bet for additional coins is to run Roc strikes for blue engrams.

Xur's Inventory for the weekend includes:

For more on Destiny's upcoming DLC, head over to Polygon's handy House of Wolves StoryStream. Check the video below for a clip showcasing some of the gear from the upcoming Trials of Osiris event.

Update: It looks like Xur's weekly offerings have changed slightly since Destiny's 1.2 patch went live earlier today. The roll on An Insurmountable Skullfort now has a max discipline of 125 — a significant improvement — while Knucklehead Radar has a strength bonus of 103 and Apotheosis Veil has a discipline bonus of 111.

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